BOLIVIA: Blood in La Paz

"The army rules Bolivia," and until recently Dictator Hernando Siles ruled the
army through his stiff-necked, unpopular, efficient General Hans Kundt,
German Major-General lent to Bolivia by the Kaiser in 1910, naturalized
Bolivian in 1919.*

Two years ago Dr. Siles made the dangerous
mistake of forcing Standard Oil Co. and other large foreign firms to
underwrite jointly a $5,000,000 loan. He has had trouble ever since.
Month ago he resigned as President, appointed a subservient Cabinet
to rule in his place. He appeared to think that by this subterfuge he
had evaded...